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CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google

Sundar Pichai
Pichai in 2023
Born
Pichai Sundararajan

(1972-06-10)June 10, 1972 (age 53)[1]
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationIIT Kharagpur (BTech)
Stanford University (MS)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO ofAlphabet andGoogle
Board member of
SpouseAnjali Pichai
Children2
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2022)
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Pichai Sundararajan (born June 10, 1972), better known asSundar Pichai (pronounced:/ˈsʊndɜːrpɪˈtʃeɪ/), is an Indian–American business executive who has been theCEO ofGoogle since 2015 and the CEO of its parent companyAlphabet Inc. since 2019.[4]

Pichai began his career as amaterials engineer. Following a short stint at the management consulting firmMcKinsey & Co., Pichai joined Google in 2004,[4] where he led the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's client software products, includingGoogle Chrome andChromeOS, as well as being largely responsible forGoogle Drive. In addition, he went on to oversee the development of other applications such asGmail andGoogle Maps.

As of February 2026, his net worth is estimated at US$1.6 billion.[5]

Early life and education

Pichai was born on June 10, 1972[6][7][8] inMadurai, Tamil Nadu,[9][4][10] to aTamil Hindu family. His mother, Lakshmi, was astenographer, and his father, Regunatha Pichai, was anelectrical engineer atGEC, the Britishconglomerate.[11][12]

Pichai completed schooling in Jawahar Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School[13] inAshok Nagar, Chennai and completed theClass XII fromVana Vani school atIIT Madras.[14][15] He earned aB.Tech in metallurgical engineering fromIIT Kharagpur.[16] He holds anMS fromStanford University in materials science and engineering and anMBA from theWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,[17] where he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar, respectively.[6][18][19]

Career

Pichai speaking at the 2015Mobile World Congress

Pichai worked in engineering andproduct management atApplied Materials and inmanagement consulting atMcKinsey & Company.[20] Pichai joinedGoogle in 2004, where he led the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's client software products, includingGoogle Chrome[21] andChromeOS, as well as being largely responsible forGoogle Drive. He went on to oversee the development of other applications such asGmail andGoogle Maps.[22][23] On November 19, 2009, Pichai gave a demonstration of ChromeOS; theChromebook was released for trial and testing in 2011, and released to the public in 2012.[24] On May 20, 2010, he announced the open-sourcing of the new video codecVP8 by Google and introduced the new video format,WebM.[25] Pichai served onJive Software's board of directors from April 2011 to July 2013.[26][27][28]

On March 13, 2013, Pichai addedAndroid to the list of Google products that he oversaw. Android was formerly managed byAndy Rubin.[29] Pichai was selected to become the next CEO of Google on August 10, 2015,[30] after previously being appointed Product Chief by CEO,Larry Page. On October 24, 2015, he stepped into the new position at the completion of the formation ofAlphabet Inc., the newholding company for the Google company family.[31][28][30]

Pichai had been suggested as a contender forMicrosoft's CEO in 2014, a position that was eventually given toSatya Nadella.[32][33] In August 2017, Pichai drew publicity for firing a Google employee who wrotea ten-page manifesto criticizing the company's pro-diversity policies.[34][35][36][37][38]

Pichai was appointed to the Alphabet Board of Directors in 2017.[39]

On December 11, 2018, Sundar Pichai was questioned by theUnited States House Judiciary Committee on a range of Google-related issues such as possible political bias on Google's platforms, the company's alleged plans for a "censored search app" in China, and its privacy practices.[40] In response, Pichai told the committee that Google employees cannot influence search results. He also stated that Google users can opt out of having their data collected and that "there are no current plans for a censored search engine" inChina.[41]

In December 2019, Pichai became the CEO of Alphabet Inc.[42][43] His compensation from the company topped $200 million in 2022,[44] which many employees criticized in light of large scale layoffs that Google undertook in 2023.[45]

In April 2024, after 28 Google employees were fired for protesting againstProject Nimbus, Pichai stated that the office is not a place "to fight over disruptive issues or debate politics", and warned against using the company "as a personal platform".[46]

Awards and recognition

Pichai was included inTime'sannual list of the 100 most influential people in 2016[47] and 2020.[48] He was also included in the Time 100 AI list in 2024.[49] He was awarded the 2021Asia Game Changer Award by theAsia Society.[50]

In 2022, Pichai received thePadma Bhushan in the category of Trade and Industry[51] from theGovernment of India, the country's third-highest civilian award.[52][53]

Personal life

Pichai is married to Anjali Pichai (née Haryani) and has two children.[54] Anjali is originally fromKota, India. They became close while studying together atIIT Kharagpur.[55] His recreational interests includecricket andsoccer.[56][57] He lives inLos Altos Hills, California.[58][59]

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